Inconceivable and beyond :-)

[Bluebell bun]

All getting very exciting again here . That's fabulous Vonn that you are good to go.
Crystal, LL , Boopin, Wish and Sienna - exciting stuff ahead .xx
Pinkie, have you decided if you are going to find out the sex or are you joining the team yellow camp ?

 

[sienna]

Crystal I haven’t got a date yet, but I think it will be the last week of November so a little bit behind you

Boopin looks like you’ll be the first of the four of us to cycle in the fall

LLbean good luck

 

[LLbean]

Here you go Vonn, this one is helpful for all of us

https://www.yourduedate.com/

 

[boopin4baby]

Ladies - I'm happy & supportive for all of us no matter what stage of the ttc journey we're in, no matter what method we use, no matter what it takes to conceive and bring home our take home baby(ies)!!GL & Baby Dust to ALL!! XOXO

AFM - 6/7 coagulopathy tests came back Normal. My Kaiser OB/GYN special ordered the AntiPhosphoSerine Ab (IgG/IgM) test. I go Monday to the lab for my blood draw. I should get the results within a week from the test date. I'm CD2 and my saline sonogram is scheduled for Tuesday 8/16. Things are moving along accordingly. I'm excited to get started again!!
Fx'd 3x is the charm!!

 

[Butterfly67]

Fab news Vonn now you are good to go!

I think I'm more confused than ever LL! I didn't think any clinics anywhere did OE in over 45s but I guess you found one! But I didn't realise you had already done egg collection as I thought you had to wait after the cp and how come they froze them instead of a fresh transfer? Ok too many questions!!

 

[2have4kids]

Fab news Vonn now you are good to go!

I think I'm more confused than ever LL! I didn't think any clinics anywhere did OE in over 45s but I guess you found one! But I didn't realise you had already done egg collection as I thought you had to wait after the cp and how come they froze them instead of a fresh transfer? Ok too many questions!!

Actually the majority have cut offs at 43, LLB is doing frozen donor egg or embryo.

 

[Pinkie3]

Fab news, I am really excited for everyone to get started, can't wait for all the updates to starts.

Vonn, sorry I confused you ha ha, yes in the UK we go the other way on dates. I have been trying to get a ticker but just can't work out how to do it so I have given up!

Bluebell yes I am in the team yellow camp, although it's very tempting.

Good luck ladies, you all deserve this so much xx

 

[Pinkie3]

Ladies of all knowledge on here I wonder if you can help me. One of my DE buddies on another forum is struggling to find some answers and I thought who best to ask but you. She has POF and is currently 15 weeks pregnant with DE. She stopped taking all her Meds a week ago but has started having some hot flushes, similar to what she has experienced previous to her pregnancy. She has been advised that the placenta will now have taken over and naturally produce estrogen, however she is worried these hot flushes means that it's low and could jespodise the baby. How does she know that she is producing enough? Apparently a blood test can not tell you what is happening in the womb? Does anyone know much about this, she has been to her GP who was not very helpful and waiting to call Antelnatal tomorrow.

I hope you don't mind me messaging here, she is very upset and I thought I would try help her. X

 

[LLbean]

for those that may be interested I found another prenatal option with Folate at Target

https://smartypantsvitamins.com/products/prenatal/

Just thought I'd share

 

[2have4kids]

Hi Pinkie, of course you can post here! If her GP isn't helpful can she either go see another GP or get in to see an OB? I was under the impression that progesterone levels can be tested while pregnant. The baby does take over at 13 weeks and hot flushes are a symptom of high hormone levels, it's quite normal with pregnancy. I'd never trust advice from a non-doctor though if I were that worried. I'd get in to have a second opinion if I felt blown off as you described she seems to be. The chances of losing s baby after 12 weeks are quite small, I'm sure she's symptom-stressing ehfn really everything is probably fine. Hope you're doing ok xx

 

[sienna]

sorry Pinkie I can't help, it sounds like she needs expert advice, GP's are not best placed to give specialist advice.

boopin I hope all goes well with your sonogram

Vonn any update, have you got a transfer date?

 

[Vonn]

Pinkie--your poor friend! I'm sure she is worried to death. Or, perhaps she's gotten an answer by now. I can't help, but I always did think that by about week 13 the placenta has taken over with hormone production. And how are you doing?

Sienna--I go in on Thursday for labs and us. I think the donor goes in Friday. I hope to have more info by the end of the day on Friday. As of right now the estimated retrieval day is Aug 26 & transfer is planned for Aug 31. HOPEFULLY, just a couple weeks away. HOPEFULLY.

Stacer--how's your surprise pregnancy going???

How's everyone else doing?

 

[2have4kids]

Great news Vonn!

Yes Stacer how are you doing?

Sienna are you enjoying your summer? Are you doing anything to prepare for the fall? I have to say I didn't really do much ghus time except for try to get the extra pounds off that I gained with MacKinley. And not drink/try to eat at as healthy as I could the months leading up to transfer. I hope you are well.

 

[Wish2BMom]

boopin - you and I are on such similar schedules! I had my labs done this week (all good) and will have my saline sono on Monday, 8/15. But then I think this is where we branch off - I THEN have to get those appointments in the books to talk with the DE team, the shrink and then we can have the login info for the donor options to make a decision. I hope to be doing that in Sept.

Vonn - good luck today!! I hope everything goes smoothly from here on out for you. You SO deserve it.

pinkie - I'm so sorry for your friend. I hope she has found some answers by now!

 

[2have4kids]

Wish you have a similar proces to my local clinic. Wishing you a speedy bfp!

Ladies fx for your tests and sonos!

 

[Pinkie3]

Thanks for the advice on my friend ladies, thankfully she spoke to someone who was helpful and managed to get some bloods test done, this showed she has high levels of hormones and she has nothing to worry about. Must be one of her pregnancy symptoms. I was nervous about coming off all my Meds but everything has been fine.

Vonn, good luck with your scans today, I hope the donor is ready for her EC tomorrow. It's all happening now. Keep us posted.

Wish, glad all your lab tests were good and hope everything else runs smoothly for you.

I hope everyone else is getting on well, i am looking forward to the good news to start rolling in.

X

 

[sienna]

Vonn I’m excited for you, your transfer will be here before you know it

2have I’m trying to eat healthy and regularly exercising to hopefully lose some more weight, I’m enjoying cycling at the minute. How’s things with you, when do you have your next scan?

Wish2b good luck with your sonograph

 

[2have4kids]

Sounds good Sienna, keep up the good work.

My next scan is between 18-20 weeks. I'm 13 weeks now so not for a while. I see the GP on Sept 9 and the first OB appointment is Sept 15th. So nothing but baking for a while.

 

[boopin4baby]

Hi Ladies

OH and I spent all day yesterday at Six Flag's Discovery Kingdom Vallejo and had a blast!! I rode several rides/roller coasters, enjoyed the animal exhibits, shopped and ate yummy food. The main roller coaster attraction was "The Joker" and it was so exciting and scary. It had a bunch of maniacal twists & turns. So worth the 45 minute wait in line to ride it. Today we went to the movies and watched Suicide Squad. I totally recommend it if you're into DC comics Batman. It was nice to get out and get away from all the ttc stuff. And simply enjoy my OH's company, like we used to before IVF cycles consumed our lives.

Wish - Congrats on your beautiful labs and GL next week at your scan!! I hope all goes well so that you can proceed with your DE cycle. I'm so excited for you!!

Vonn - How did your appointment go today?? Any news on your donor's progress?? Fx'd she gives you lots of eggies!! xx

sienna - 💛 I'm wishing you all the best on your upcoming transfer. that we get our sticky bfp's next go around!!

Have a nice weekend Ladies. Take time to treat yourselves. You ALL deserve it!!

 

[Vonn]

Thanks for all the well wishes, ladies! I'm not sure what to make of my appointments today. I haven't seen lab results, but the scan results were confusing. The dr in the local clinic who saw me after the scan said that the stripe in the endometrium was disconnected, which concerned her. She said if it was her, she'd want me to do a sonohystogram (or something along those lines...wish, I think what you are having done). I have no idea if my IVF clinic will say the same or interpret the image differently. I also had what was probably a corpus luteum in one ovary (normal since I think I oved a bit ago) and a 10 mm follie on the other. The dr thought that was prob because I've only been on lupron for 9 days, it hasn't shut my ovaries down totally yet.

I sent a message to my IVF nurse that I was anxious to hear their take on it, but never heard from her. Part of my confusion is that I'm not sure what should be going on as I'm cd30 and I've done lupron for 9 days. When does AF come? How are things going to sync? How shut down should my ovaries be at this point?

I hope all the results actually got to them. I asked her to let me know a half hour before they close if she didn't have my results and I would harass people, but since I didn't hear from her, I assume she got everything. Maybe she's waiting to see the donor's scan and lab results before getting back to me. I'm kind of wreck, trying really, really hard not to think the worst!